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The truck driver shortage existed well before the COVID-19 pandemic began to shake up supply chains, but the recent growth in consumer demand has exacerbated the issue. Freight shipments remain below pre-pandemic levels but increased 4.4% from Q1, according to data from U.S. Bank. Pricing has inc...Read more »
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FedEx Logistics’ new service is using a destination port less than 100 miles from the ports at Los Angeles and Long Beach, ensuring that imported freight is still close to supply chain operations concentrated in Southern California. FedEx Logistics CEO Udo Lange told Supply Chain Dive in De...Read more »
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The massive growth in Amazon’s delivery network — at its delivery stations, in particular — is expected to continue in the coming years. The delivery stations connect sortation centers to the company’s fleet of last-mile Amazon-branded vans, which are operated by independent contracto...Read more »
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For one analyst on Peloton’s earnings call, the question was, why now? Why did Peloton not expedite shipping two quarters ago, as consumer complaints about delayed deliveries peppered message boards and social media for months? “Six months ago we looked at it, and it wouldn’t have hel...Read more »
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Walmart is looking to quintuple its InHome service as competition heats up with Amazon. InHome delivery launched in select cities in late 2019, but was put on pause early in the pandemic. Last April, Walmart said it planned to grow the service on the heels of Amazon’s announcement that it was exp...Read more »
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Online holiday sales are slated to jump YoY, and so are returns. “I think that this is a trend that we’ve seen over several years, that returns have increased,” Mayer said. “Last year, it was about 55 million (returns). We looked at the trendlines, made the forecasts and w...Read more »
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Online holiday sales are slated to jump YoY, and so are returns. “I think that this is a trend that we’ve seen over several years, that returns have increased,” Mayer said. “Last year, it was about 55 million (returns). We looked at the trendlines, made the forecasts and w...Read more »
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Kroger announced in July 2019 that it was building the $55-million automated CFC in Forest Park, Georgia, just south of Atlanta. It was the fourth facility Kroger announced as part of its automated fulfillment network, and at 375,000 square feet is at the larger end of the CFCs it has detailed so...Read more »
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Amazon is expanding the scope of its omnichannel services. This time it’s helping ease a friction point that is becoming increasingly tense heading into the 2021 holiday season — delivery. Local Selling is an additional sign of Amazon broadening its capacity when it comes to supply chain an...Read more »
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Amazon Logistics’ growing presence has put a dent in the parcel duopoly’s market share, but the market remains highly consolidated despite the growing popularity of other delivery options like regional carriers. Options outside of FedEx, UPS, the Postal Service and Amazon make up just...Read more »
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The massive growth in Amazon’s delivery network — at its delivery stations, in particular — is expected to continue in the coming years. The delivery stations connect sortation centers to the company’s fleet of last-mile Amazon-branded vans, which are operated by independent contracto...Read more »
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The storyline of 2020 for e-commerce was one of high demand overwhelming logistics and fulfillment capacity. Amazon wasn’t alone here. UPS executives spoke of a similar struggle in their earnings call this week. An important part of returning to normal fulfillment speeds, Amazon executives ...Read more »